Aberavon Seaside railway station
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Aberavon (Seaside) | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2017 | |
General information | |
Location | Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway |
Pre-grouping | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
14 March 1895 | Station opens |
3 December 1962 | Station closes |
Aberavon (Seaside) railway station was a railway station on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay line which ran from the Rhondda Valley to Swansea on the Welsh coast in the county of Glamorgan.
History
The station was incorporated into the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Aberavon Seaside station on navigable O. S. map
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Aberavon Town | Great Western Railway Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway |
Baglan Sands |
51°35′40″N 3°47′57″W / 51.59432°N 3.79926°W
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